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The captain of the Spirit of Bermuda will set sail in New Hampshire this week alongside a tall ship captained by his father.
Alex Peacock and Don Peacock — the captain of the tall ship Lynx — are taking part in Sail Portsmouth’s Parade of Sail on Thu...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Hamilton restaurant will offer a new cocktail this month to raise funds for the funeral of a young woman who lost her life on Bermuda’s roads.
Until the end of August, Rosa’s Cantina is offering customers a cocktail called the Darling Peach with 10...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian pilot passing over the island caught footage of a lightning storm over Bermuda last week.
Sebastian Brisson, a private jet captain, said that he recorded the footage 47,000ft above the island on Wednesday evening as he flew from Europe to...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pitbulls were involved in more than half of all dog-related incidents since 2017 — and the breed made up more than 90 per cent of the dogs put down after seizure during the period.
Figures released show that since the start of 2017, the Government ha...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online fundraising campaign has been launched to create a scholarship programme to pay tribute to a celebrated Bermudian environmentalist.
A GoFundMe campaign started by Jamie Bacon, the wife of the late Stuart Hayward, says that she hopes to ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a claim launched against the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses on the basis that it was not submitted “promptly”.
LeYoni Junos told the Supreme Court that she was challenging the report of the Commi...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Pride parade is set to return to Hamilton this month as part of a weekend of activities celebrating the island’s LGBTQ+ community.
OutBermuda, Bermuda’s only LGBTQ+ focused charity, said that this year’s event will include a parade, parties...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sirens are expected to be heard across the island over the next two weeks as trainee firefighters take to the streets for emergency driving instruction.
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Security said: “The public should be aware that during i...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ferry service to St George’s will dry up today so that dock work can be carried out at Hunter’s Wharf.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Marine and Ports Services said that the Orange route, which services St George’s, will be suspended from Monday...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A plan to renovate the Bermudiana Beach Resort to ready it for guests has been given the green light by the Development Applications Board.
The plan, submitted this year, includes new beach access, an arrivals building, new restaurant facilities and ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes